I applaud the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to mandate the removal of lead pipes used for drinking water nationwide. A Michigan State University professor and pediatrician was widely ...

Across the country, states and cities are replacing lead pipes to address concerns over lead-contaminated drinking water, an urgent health threat. But environmental advocates are concerned that a ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Helen Davis had no idea her son Frederick had dangerously high levels of lead in ...

Plastic pipe demand continues to grow — in large part through infrastructure projects for drinking water and storm and sanitary sewer systems — despite stiff competition, challenges from environmental ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Eliminating lead in all private drinking water pipes across the area will be the responsibility of the Greater Johnstown Water Authority, not property owners, GJWA officials said. The ...

PVC pipe has played a key role in water conveyance around the world for more than 70 years. As U.S. municipalities face aging infrastructures and ensuing, costly water loss, PVC is providing a ...

Since Duluth first began it’s lead service pipe replacement program, 900 projects have been completed. In 2024, nearly 700 replacement jobs were finished. For 2025, the city is ramping up the project ...

Syracuse, NY – Syracuse fell far short of its promise to remove 3,000 dangerous lead water pipes this year. Instead, it replaced only 700 of the lines that bring drinking water into homes. That ...